If my boyfriend cut down my hydrangea plant with the lawn mower, will it grow again next year?

I got a potted hydrangea last year and planted it in the back yard at the end of summer. It had grown back again this year and had nice green leaves. Alas, my doofus boyfriend thought it was a weed and cut it with the lawn mower! Will it grow back again next year - or is it doomed at this point?

If my boyfriend cut down my hydrangea plant with the lawn mower, will it grow again next year?
Yes, it should return. Buy a root stimulator (Miracle Grow makes a good one). It will make it grow faster. Do this every seven days, no more. Your hydrangea will return. That is one of my favorite plants.





It is not doomed. Never, never give up on a really pretty plant. It will grow back this year, but just not produce blooms until next year. Just keep it fairly well protected in the winter, and it will come back in the Spring.
Reply:yes it will grow back, he did not did up the root.
Reply:It is hard to say. It is very possible that it will grow back. The roots are quite big and deep in hydrangeas, so I would say probably it will. When I bought my house there were huge hydrangeas out front overgrown. I pulled them all out, and began planting other things. We had missed some of the root, and it grew back. As long as the root is in tact, it should be fine.
Reply:It should. It is a woody perannial with strong roots. Do water the roots if it gets really dry.
Reply:It should grow back. Continue to water it just like normal. Don't let your boyfriend mow anymore :)
Reply:It should grow back just fine. It was in the ground long enough to get some good roots established. You won't get any blooms this year though. I actually cut mine back on purpose sometimes if they are getting out of control.
Reply:Yes. Keep it watered, though. I put a small white plastic fence on four sides of some plants that had a very good start before the Grandson mowed them (mine were one of the peony plants and one of the vines with a 'trunk'.
Reply:Get rid of him!!
Reply:I wish I had an answer for this one, but I haven't a clue. The only thing I can suggest is to have hope and continue to water it and see if it begins to grow again. My husband had a bad habit of weed whacking my plants to death until I took him on a personal tour of my garden. Sometimes you just have to point out the obvious ;) Good luck
Reply:have him buy you a new hydrangea, the first one has suffered enough